Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 57.1% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$6.89
Rs319
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
$5.34
Rs248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
$2.53
Rs117
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS702
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 94.6% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
$20.95
Rs971
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
|
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